Business Stories from June 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Honda to recycle rare earths to be greenJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - TOKYO — Honda says it will start recycling so-called “rare earth” materials and other key ingredients in hybrid auto batteries this year. The step is a key innovation in...
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Apple, Motorola Mobility vie over rights to infringement reliefJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - Apple Inc. and Motorola Mobility lawyers today argued before a U.S. judge in Chicago over whether the iPhone maker is entitled to an injunction blocking the recently-acq...
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Suit says Hebrew National’s products not kosherJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - NEW YORK — The maker of Hebrew National is standing by the kosher status of its hot dogs and other meats. ConAgra Foods Inc. says a lawsuit that claims its products aren...
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China defends curbs on rare earthsJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - BEIJING — China on Wednesday defended its export curbs on rare earths used in high-tech products as an environmental measure and rejected a World Trade Organization chal...
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News Corp. unit makes $2B bid for Australia pay TVJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - SYDNEY — The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said Wednesday it is making a $2 billion bid to take full control of pay TV company Consolidated Media Holding...
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Yahoo, Liquid set to publish motion comicsJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Yahoo says it’s expanding its original offerings, partnering with Liquid Comics to offer motion-comics. The two companies said Wednesday they’ll make the ...
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Fewer U.S. CEOs plan to hire, boost spendingJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - WASHINGTON — A survey of chief executives shows fewer large U.S. companies plan to hire or boost spending in the next six months, reflecting a weaker U.S. economy. The B...
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Senate defeats bid to block EPA power plant ruleJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - WASHINGTON — The Democrat-controlled Senate has defeated a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from setting the first federal standards to reduce toxic air ...
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Stocks edge lower as investors focus on the FedJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - Stocks edged down at midday Wednesday as investors looked for direction from a Federal Reserve announcement expected in the afternoon. The Fed could keep buying long-ter...
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Developing countries to the rescue at G-20Jun 20, 2012 11:47 am - LOS CABOS, Mexico — The scene at the just-concluded Group of 20 summit held in this seaside resort would have been unthinkable a decade ago: Hundreds of dignitaries gath...